The unforgettable documentary Bringing It All Back Home recorded an astonishing
array of Irish, American and British musicians in a wide assortment of contexts, from small pubs to concert
stages to the great houses of Ireland. Tracing the journeys Irish music has taken over the centuries,
the producers traveled to Dublin, London, Nashville, New York and beyond, recording and interviewing
scores of artists for the five-hour television series.

The remarkable performances recorded for the series have long enjoyed legendary status among
Irish and folk-music fans. 37 tracks were released in the early '90's on a British double CD, now long
out of print. Nearly a decade later, Valley Entertainment is proud to make all of the original music
available again, freshly remastered by producer Donal Lunny, along with several previously unissued
performances from the series. The result is a moving and unforgettable journey along the paths
Irish music has taken, both in the New World and on its way back home again.

At its best, music arises that sculpts its way into the depths of both the inner ear and one
consciousness. It's a music that haunts you, accompanies you, and one that is gladly drawn
upon as a source when the time is ripe to create a mood or enjoy the atmosphere. Some
of the tracks that have what it takes to become those favorites have been compiled on this
specially-priced cross-section of SKIP recordings. Two previously unreleased bonus tracks
and an extensive cd booklet with all artworks and infos on artists round off the digipak.
"New Colors Vol. 1".
~Skip Records

Every year a steady stream of some of the best singers and songwriters working today visit
our studios on Pittsburgh's historic South Side for a mini-concert. Here you have 17 more
spectacular live performances.
~WYEP, Pittsburgh

This is a soundtrack to the mystery and joy of being between what you left and
what you'll find ahead, to the freedom of knowing your only task is to cover some distance, and
to the heightened sense of experience when you're on the road.

A collection of live tracks from the International Bar in Dublin. All the artists who performed
at the two last Tuesday Songwriter Nights donated their performances towards the making
of this recording. This album would have been impossible without their talent, support and
boundless enthusiasm.
~Self Possessed Records

The highly acclaimed album, displays the diversity of music available on ABC Local Radio
and gives voice to those artists not necessarily widely available in the mainstream market.
Airplay 5 contains tracks by Jimmy Little, Alison Krauss, Luka Bloom and many more.
~abcshop.com.au

Bonus CD
01. Halite - Underneath The World
02. Luka Bloom - I Need Love
03. The Frames - Lay Me Down
04. David Kitt - You Know What I Want To Know
05. Christy Moore - The Time Has Come

Planxty, The Chieftains and Christy Moore are amongst the artists on a compilation album
from the early years of the Lisdoonvarna festival. Donal Lunny has compiled the album
which also includes songs from musicians such as Emmylou Harris, Richard and Linda
Thompson and Rory Gallagher. Lunny was the in-house soundmixer for three Lisdoonvarnas,
as well as playing with Planxty and Moving Hearts.
A total of 150 acts performed at the festival which took place each summer from 1978 to 1983.
~RTE.ie Entertainment

Let Loose in Letterfrack is the third in a series of fund-raising CDs released in
support of the Conamara Environmental Education and Cultural Centre. Like its predecessors,
2000's Behind the Mist and last year's Between the Jigs and the Reels, this new compilation
features musicians mainly either born in counties Galway or Clare or based in them and
has again been produced by PJ Curtis (an environmental campaigner himself who was
instrumental in fighting off attempts to develop The Burren in County Clare).
Some of the musicians featured here, such as Seán Tyrrell, Luka Bloom, Máire Breathnach,
Josephine Marsh and Jacqueline McCarthy will be well-known to most listeners, but all are
in expected good form, especially Bloom on a fun-laden live rendition of his own song,
I’m a Bogman, but the overriding delight evoked by these collections consists in the
discovery of lesser-known musicians.
~Geoff Wallis, TIMR

Recorded Live and Mixed by DanDan Fitzgerald.
Music recorded at St. James Church, Dingle, Co.Kerry between the 4th and the 11th December 2003
for the RTÉ Television series "Other Voices - Songs From A Room" presented
by Jerry Fish and directed by Robert Corkey.

Fifteen years is a long time for a music festival to exist in Australia, let alone one that operates outside the mainstream
music industry. This CD is representative of the diverse music talent that each year draws tens of thousands of fans
to Byron Bay's Bluefest. Blues artists perform alongside Soul & Reggae, Folk & Americana, alt-Country & Zydeco,
Hip Hop & Roots to an adventurous, appreciative audience. If you haven't yet experienced Bluesfest in the flesh, then
this CD is exactly what you need. Put it on and be inspired to go along and join real music fans for one of the most
unique musical experiences you'll ever have. You may never feel the same way about music again.

The official album of The 16th Annual Blues & Roots Music Festival on 2 CDs,
featuring all the artists performing with Jack Johnson, Dave Matthews Band, R.E.M., John Butler Trio,
Michael Franti & Spearhead, Sarah MacLachlan and many more! A broad, eclectic and
unbeatable blend of blues and roots music.

These CDs contains a selection of breathtaking songs in Irish put together by
some of the best singers and bands in the music industry. The Irish language belongs to all and
these CDs show that there are many different ways to use it. All profits from these CDs will be
donated to CONCERN to help with educational
projects in Mozambique.
[available from www.concerngifts.org]

Seachtain na Gaeilge (Irish Language Week : 4-17 Márta 2006)
is the biggest Irish language and cultural festival to take place in Ireland
each year. The aim of Seachtain na Gaeilge is to promote the Irish
language and culture, and to encourage people to experience it.
'Croí na Teanga - It's You!' is the motto for the week. Details of the
events being held are available on the Seachtain na Gaeilge
website: www.snag.ie

LUKA BLOOM
"A master singer/songwriter, Luka's songs are poetic, positive and musical. The Sin É listeners
gave great feedback to Luka's appearances on the show. His song on this cd is 'City of Chicago'.
Luka wrote this song in 1984 and this was his first time to sing it on radio. I have great respect
for Luka Bloom as a singer/songwriter and as a person."

"This CD is a celebration of live music and song writing talents that the Irish folk music scene
is widely known for. The idea for this cd came from the listeners to Sin É which is an Irish Folk
Music radio programme that I have presented for the past 5 years on
Dublin City Anna Livia
103.2fm. It is our policy to have as much live music on Sin É as possible. Over the past 5 years
we have had some of Ireland's finest singer/songwriters from Christy Moore to Jimmy McCarthy,
from Luka Bloom to Johnny Duhan...

The making of this cd has been a great experience to me, none of the artists said no don't
put me on that... Pól Mac Adaim mixed and mastered, I am very grateful to him as it was
not an easy job. We tried to keep the live feel of the songs as much as possible."
~Mick O'Brien

Rocky Mountain News: Music - CD Review
Studio C works best when it features artists doing new, fresh work that is genuinely good,
which is why Shawn Colvin's Fill Me Up and KT Tunstall's Black Horse and the Cherry
Tree are two of the disc's highlights...
But it doesn't have to be new and fresh to stand out. Luka Bloom gives an unexpectedly
stirring version of Exploring the Blue from his 1992 album The Acoustic Motorbike.
Studio C's recording standards have always been high, but the sonic intensity of his
guitar work combined with a perfectly miked vocal makes this track a high-water mark.
~Mark Brown

A collection to celebrate 15 years of Australia's premiere Roots and Blues publication.
2 discs, 38 tracks of the best of Roots and Blues music including Bob Dylan, Crowded
House, Xavier Rudd, RL Burnside, Chris Smither, Ben Harper and more.

An amazing value folk sampler timed to coincide with the Channel 5
'My Music' series of four one-hour programmes beginning 6th April, each centred on
one particular contemporary folk artist: Seth Lakeman (6th), Kate Rusby (13th),
Athena (20th), Eliza Carthy (27th). This release is limited to 10,000 copies and
priced to attract the impulse buyer. As regards CD availability, five tracks are
exclusive to this release - two versions entirely unique to this CD and three
tracks only available elsewhere on DVD.

Since 1982, WOMAD - the World of Music, Arts and Dance - has presented
exhilarating festivals in countries all over the world, consistently thrilling capacity
audiences with an incredible diversity of styles that always provokes and entices.
WOMAD takes us to places we don't know, reaching compass points in music
that are way beyond our navigation and imagination.
What better way to enjoy the festival than to listen to the accompanying CD,
'Sounds of the Planet 2011'. Encompassing artists like Angus and Julia Stone,
Nitin Sawhney, Luka Bloom, Afro Celt Sound System and Trinity Roots, this is
set to be one of the compilations of the year.

The House of Culture is an NGO founded and directed by the actor
and producer, GASTÓN PAULS. The association has for aim to create a creative space
for children and adolescents at risk. More than 400 children from homes Children's Institutes,
schools and kids on the street participating in our workshops. We are rooted to the link,
artistic and therapeutic. We note that since the art work opens up tremendous possibilities
for transformation.
Culture, education, creative, diverse artistic expressions are the starting point from which
the Casa de la Cultura de la Calle works to promote the boys and girls the ability to dream
and transform.

The objective of this project is that the kids find in music a place for expression and production.
All lyrics on this CD were written by children of 7-21 years. We worked with over 150 kids so
that from each workshop (theater, music, visual arts and visual arts) the kids write, text, songs,
ideas, stories related to dreams, to which they ever sang, to what they would like to sing to
their children.
To the musicians who participated in this project we suggested that, with these letters
compose and perform a song thinking about how they sing the lyrics to their children.
Something simple, small, a lullaby.
The result is the creation of a CD, which will be sold to benefit the Association.

Songs for the Dalai Lama; sharing the common journey is completely
unique and a once in a lifetime concert experience to celebrate the journey
of the Nobel Laureate, His Holiness The 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, with
around 2 hours of incredible music!

This concert provides a bookend to the Dalai Lama's June visit and will see
His Holiness joined by a hand picked selection of outstanding musicians
each performing an intimate and exclusive set.

In addition to celebrating the journey of the Dalai Lama, this is also a fund raising event
to raise a donation for His Holiness’s charities, which benefit the people and culture of Tibet.
The artists involved have all donated their time to celebrate His Holiness and support this
cause and we are working closely with them to create an unforgettable show.